My Hero Academia NPD Bookscan March Rankings

March 2019 NPD Bookscan rankings report the top adult graphic novel sales in the month of March. The list also had entries from the Japanese culture and our very own Boku No Hero Academia bagged 9 out of 20 positions. Volume 18 of My Hero Academia ranked #2, volume 1 ranked #4 and there were 7 more ranks that were secured by Boku no Hero Academia (Source: ANN). Following is the complete ranking table:

1

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE

GERARD WAY

DARK HORSE COMICS

2

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 18

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

3

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 31

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

4

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

5

DETECTIVE COMICS: 80 YEARS OF BATMAN DLX. ED. HC

VARIOUS

DC COMICS

6

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 17

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

7

RICK AND MORTY VS. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

PATRICK ROTHFUSS

IDW PUBLISHING

8

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 2: DALLAS

GERARD WAY

DARK HORSE COMICS

9

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

10

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE MANGA

11

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

12

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 16

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

13

THE LIFE-CHANGING MANGA OF TIDYING UP: A MAGICAL STORY

MARIE KONDO

TEN SPEED PRESS

14

BORUTO VOL. 5

UKYO KODACHI

VIZ MEDIA

15

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

16

MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 4

HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI

VIZ MEDIA

17

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 15

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

18

THE HANDMAID’S TALE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL HC

MARGARET ATWOOD

NAN A. TALESE

19

THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS

CLINT MCELROY

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

20

TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

The ranking collects point of sale data from over 16000 locations including e-tailers, chains, and more. As a die hard fan of anime and manga, its amazing to know the success of Boku no Hero Academia. What are your thoughts on it?